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Adoption of Agroforestry as a Climate Smart Agriculture Practice among Smallholder Farmers in Kakamega County, Kenya
(AFRICAN JOURNAL OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH, 2023-11-17)Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) technologies help guide actions needed to transform and reorient agricultural systems to effectively support development and ensure food security by increasing farmers’ resilience to climate ... -
ADOPTION OF DIVERSIFICATION STRATEGIES AND THE PERFOMANCE OF STATE OWNED SUGAR FIRMS IN WESTERN REGION IN KENYA
(MMUST, 2019-11)Diversification as strategy has been widely discussed in the strategy field, where the majority of studies have examined the performance consequences of diversification even though the nature of this relationship still ... -
Adoption of ICT-in-Agriculture Innovations by Smallholder Farmers in Kenya
(Scientific research, 2022-08-23)Agricultural development is a powerful tool for raising incomes for deprived population in developing countries, such as Kenya and to support livelihoods by ensuing food security. This has seen the agricultural sector ... -
Adsorption of Caffeine and Ciprofloxacin onto Pyrolitically Derived Water Hyacinth Biochar: Isothermal, Kinetic and Thermodynamic Studies
(2006-09)In this work, the adsorptive features of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) derived biochar for sequestration of ciprofloxacin and caffeine from aqueous solution is reported. The isothermal behaviour, adsorption kinetics, ... -
Adsorption of Caffeine and Ciprofloxacin onto Pyrolitically Derived Water Hyacinth Biochar: Isothermal, Kinetic and Thermodynamic Studies.
(Journal of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, 2016-09)Adsorption of Caffeine and Ciprofloxacin onto Pyrolitically Derived Water Hyacinth Biochar: Isothermal, Kinetic and Thermodynamic Studies Full-Text PDFDownload XML 10 Views DOI:10.17265/1934-7375/2016.04.006 Author(s) Emily ... -
Advancing Steel Component Repair by Investigating the Surface Properties of Mild Steel Plates Coated with Alumina Using Metal Inert Gas Welding
(Journal of Physics: Conference Series,, 2024-05)Arc-welding coatings are extensively employed within the informal sectors of many African countries to repair various machine components, such as gear teeth, machine shafts, bushings, and many others. In the pursuit of ... -
African Union Mission in Somalia Considerations for Transition and Kenya’s National Security
(AFRICAN JOURNAL OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH, 2024-05-02)This study assessed the implications of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) on Kenya's national security within the context of AMISOM's transition to the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS). The ... -
Age estimation via face images: a survey.
(EURASIP Journal on Image and Video Processing, 2018-06-06)Facial aging adversely impacts performance of face recognition and face verification and authentication using facial features. This stochastic personalized inevitable process poses dynamic theoretical and practical challenge ... -
Age, Gender and Verbal Ability as Predictors of Students’ Achievement in Biology
(International Journal of Studies in Education and Science, 2021-04)This study examines the relationship between age, gender, verbal ability and achievement in biology among senior secondary school students within Ibadan metropolis, Oyo State, Nigeria. The study adopted an ex-post factor ... -
Agricultural Risk Management in Africa
(The African Network for Agriculture, Agroforesty and Natural Resources Education (ANAFE), 2017)Since 2012, the African Network for Agriculture, Agroforestry and Natural Resources Education (ANAFE) has been supporting initiatives to unravel the complex issues surrounding risk management in agriculture and natural ... -
Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation of selected tropical inbred and hybrid maize (Zea mays L.) lines.
(Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC), 2012-10-25)The study was carried out to evaluate the amenability of tropical inbred and hybrid maize lines, using Agrobacterium mediated transformation technique. Agrobacterium tumefaciens strains EHA101 harbouring a pTF102 binary ... -
Agrobacterium-Mediated Transformation of Selected Kenyan Maize (Zea mays L.) Genotypes by Introgression of Nicotiana Protein Kinase (npk1) to Enhance Drought Tolerance
(American Journal of Plant Sciences, 2014-03)Currently maize production in the East and Central Africa (ECA) region is at 1.3 tonnes per hectare compared to the potential of up to 7.0 tonnes per hectare because of biotic and abiotic constraints, and this has resulted ... -
Agronomic effectiveness of water hyacinth-based composts
(African Journal of Agricultural Research, 2018-09)Because water hyacinth-based compost contains substantial amounts of nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) its application can boost crop production. We evaluated the agronomic performance of water hyacinth - based ... -
Aina ya Nyezo katika Ufundishaji wa Fasihi Simulizi ya Kiswahili Katika Shule za Sekondari Nchini Kenya
(East African Journal of Swahili Studies eajss.org, 2020-10-24)Madhumuni ya makala haya yalikuwa kubaini aina ya nyenzo katika ufundishaji wa Fasihi Simulizi ya Kiswahili katika Shule za Sekondari katika Kaunti ya Kakamega nchini Kenya kwa kuangazia madarasa ya mwanzo. Utafiti uliongozwa ... -
Alcohol Use Disorders Among HIV and AIDS Patients at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) Comprehensive Care Centre, Nairobi, Kenya
(International Journal of Research Studies in Medical and Health Sciences, 2017-07)Alcohol has particularly harmful health effects in HIV-infected patients; therefore, HIV clinics are an important setting for integration of routine alcohol screening as an integral component of HIV care.In sub-Sahara ... -
Allellopathic potential of invasive Psidium guajava L., against selected native tree species in Kakamega Tropical Forest, Western Kenya.
(IOSR Journal of Pharmacy and Biological Sciences, 2016-05)Studies have previously attributed P. guajava invasiveness to its aggressive regeneration and profuse seeding. This study, however verified that its allellopathic influence on native plant species also plays an important ... -
Allellopathic potential of invasive Psidium guajava L., against selected native tree species in Kakamega Tropical Forest, Western Kenya.
(IOSR-JPBS, 2016)Studies have previously attributed P. guajava invasiveness to its aggressive regeneration and profuse seeding. This study, however verified that its allellopathic influence on native plant species also plays an important ... -
The Allelopathic Impact of Psidium Guajava L., Leaf Extracts on the Germination and Growth of Cassia occidentalis L., Seeds
(Journal of Agriculture and Veterinary Science, 2016-07)Weeds have been termed plant pests because of the damage they haveimposed on plants. The use of synthetic chemicals to control weeds has elicited doubts amongst various stakeholders because of environmental pollution and ... -
ALOCAL DIRECTIONAL TERNARY PATTERN TEXTURE DESCRIPTOR FOR MAMMOGRAPHIC BREAST CANCER CLASSIFICATION
(MMUST, 2020-10-11)Breast cancer is a top killer illness for women globally, but early and effective screening can increase their survival rate. Mammography is the tool used by a radiologist to screen for breast ...